Expedition Sea Kayaking and Surf Tips by Jon Turk
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My neighbor up the road is a Ford man; my neighbor down the road has never bought anything but a Chevy. They don't like each other. By the same token, many of you will disagree with my opinions about cold-water expedition sea kayaking. All I have to say is that I'm still alive after twenty-five years of paddling in nasty oceans like the Canadian and Siberian Arctic, Cape Horn, and the Bering Sea. Some will argue that my experiences are irrelevant because not many people paddle on long expeditions in cold oceans. True enough, but the lessons learned there may apply to less ambitious outings: Even a warm southern ocean or a large lake can bare its teeth occasionally.

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